
The Lau Pa Sat Festival Market, true to its meaning ‘old market' had its origin in 1894 and is the biggest Victorian filigree cast-iron construction that remains in South East Asia today. It has been rebuilt in 1990 and converted to a thriving and popular modern food court that is frequented during daytime by office workers and comes alive in full throttle to the typical hawker food culture by night. Glaswegian iron has given rise to this unique octagonal structure that is considered a national monument and is a concept of the founder of modern Singapore.The market is extensive, spacious with ample sitting space and contains over a 100 food stalls offering all types of gastronomical delights, starting from well-known oriental and Asian preparations like Malay, Chinese and Japanese to the western favourites like Italian. While the market is dominated by the culinary industry, it also contains the relieving variety ...
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